A Release from Administration may be filed if:
- There is no surviving spouse and assets are $15,000 or less and decedent died on or after 1/1/76; assets are $25,000 or less and decedent died on or after 10/20/87; assets are $35,000 or less and decedent died on or after 1/9/94.
- There is a surviving spouse and assets are $50,000.00 or less and the decedent died on or after 1/16/93; assets are $85,000 or less and the decedent died on or after 9/14/93; assets are $100,000 or less and the decedent died on or after 3/18/99.
What I need when I file:
- The original Will if the deceased person had one.
- Receipt of a paid funeral bill, or if not available, the funeral bill. The receipt or funeral bill must show the applicant’s payment or obligation to pay the funeral/burial expenses.
- Title(s) of automobile(s), bank account numbers, stock certificate numbers, insurance policy numbers, etc.
- The market value of real property as found in Summit County Fiscal Office property records.
- The market or book value of any motor vehicle, ATVs, motorcycles, personal watercraft, snowmobiles, trailers, utility vehicles, power boats, sailboats, motor homes, camping trailers, truck campers, etc. as found in a current, nationally recognized used car guide.
- A Copy of the Death Certificate.
File these forms (if there is an original Will):
- Form 2.0 [1] – Application to Probate Will
- Form 2.1 [2] – Waiver of Notice of Probate of Will
- Form 2.4 [3] – Certificate of Service of Notice of Probate of Will
- Form 1.0 [4] – Surviving Spouse, Next of Kin
- Form 5.0 [5] – Application to Relieve Estate from Administration
- Form 5.1 [6] – Assets and Liabilities of Estate to be Relieved from Administration
- Form 5.2 [7] – Waiver of Notice of Application to Relieve Estate from Administration
- Form 5.6 [8] – Entry Relieving Estate from Administration
- Form 7.0 & 7.0(a) [9] – Notice to Administrator of Estate Recovery Program (if decedent was fifty-five (55) years of age or older at the time of death and has been determined to have been a recipient of medical assistance)
- Form 12.0 [10] – Application for Certificate of Transfer (Real estate only)
- Form 12.1 [11] – Certificate of Transfer (Real estate only)
- Form MISC.02 [12] – Self-Representation Acknowledgment
File these forms (if there is not an original Will):
- Form 5.0 [5] – Application to Relieve Estate from Administration
- Form 1.0 [4] – Surviving Spouse, Next of Kin
- Form 5.1 [6] – Assets and Liabilities of Estate to be Relieved from Administration
- Form 5.2 [7] – Waiver of Notice of Application to Relieve Estate from Administration
- Form 5.6 [8] – Entry Relieving Estate from Administration
- Form 7.0 & 7.0(a) [9] – Notice to Administrator of Estate Recovery Program (if decedent was fifty-five (55) years of age or older at the time of death and has been determined to have been a recipient of medical assistance)
- Form 12.0 [10] – Application for Certificate of Transfer (Real estate only)
- Form 12.1 [11] – Certificate of Transfer (Real estate only)
- Form MISC.02 [12] – Self-Representation Acknowledgment
Filing Fee:
- The filing fee is $240.00.
- If you use a credit card, a 3% charge will be added.
- Transferring real estate may require an additional fee.